Program: Cape Town, South Africa

Having grown up in such a linguistically homogenous society as the United States – and particularly suburban California – language …

Left, right, left. I repeat to my half-asleep self to make sure I don’t miss a step during our ascent …

It was my first real day at work. The previous day, I had shadowed the person I would be filling …

My initial view of South Africa is a place of contrariety.  From imposing mountains to the beaches and million dollar …

In the apartheid museum, there is an exhibit filled with photos from the height of the apartheid struggle in the …

America is apolitical. Americans try to be apolitical – to separate their lives from politics. “Oh no,” they say, “I …

After traveling for nearly two days and over 8000 miles from my home, I expected to feel more out of …

My first thought: I am never going to make it to Johannesburg. The traveling seemed like it was never going …

Forget everything you know about South Africa, which I assume is factually limited to apartheid and Mandela. Forget the notion …

The first time I truly thought about how history was presented to me in the context of a classroom setting …